1. Effective Supervision2 2 2 2 2

2. Overview Supervision - 5 Rules Delegation Scenarios
Four Steps in Delegation
Tasks that Shouldn’t be Delegated
Common Mistakes in Delegation
Scenarios 3 3 3 3 3

3. Five Rules of Supervision
Rule #1 - Get Involved
Know Your People
Get out from behind your desk
Don’t be over-involved
Show Interest
Sense of Mission
Have a plan
Share your vision 4 4 4 4 4

4. Five Rules of Supervision
Rule #2 - Open Channels of Communication
Encourage discussion
Resolve conflict
Listen
Remain in control 5 5 5 5 5

5. Five Rules of Supervision
Rule #3 - Give Your People a Chance to Develop
Match the People to the Work
Be aware of requirements and limitations
Education and training
PME, CCAF, TDY
Be Flexible
Welcome Change 6 6 6 6 6

6. Five Rules of Supervision
Rule #4 - Establish Standards and Stick to Them
Air Force Standards
Personal Standards
Enforce Them
Excellence Begins with You 7 7 7 7 7

7. Five Rules of Supervision
Rule #5 - Provide Feedback
Constructive criticism
Praise in public and discipline in private
Don’t be afraid to approach them
Ask for their views/opinions 8 8 8 8 8

8. Five Rules of Supervision
Get involved
Open lines of communication
Give people a chance to develop
Set standards and stick to them
Provide Feedback 9 9 9 9 9

9. Delegation
Giving a subordinate the responsibility, authority, and accountability to accomplish a specific task. 10 10 10 10 10

10. Delegation Responsibility Obligation to complete a task
Ultimate responsibility remains with the leader 13 14 14 14 14

11. Delegation
Authority
Amount of influence given to you to get the task done
Degrees
Sufficient
Matches Responsibility
Specific 15 14 15 15 15

12. Delegation Accountability Must be defined Don’t stop short Feedback 1615 16 16 16

13. Delegation If you don’t delegate properly…or at all
Supervisory overload
Overlooked items
Stifled potential of subordinates
Mission suffers 16 17 13 13 13

14. Four Steps in Delegation
Define the task
Is task suitable for delegation?
Assign the task
Choose the right person.
Grant authority
Decide the amount of power to give.
Follow-up
Give positive feedback.

15. Tasks You Don’t Delegate
Conceptual planning
Morale problems
Staff problems
Reviewing performance reports
Pet projects

16. Common Mistakes in Delegation
Unclear delegation
Supervise too closely
Rushed delegation
Improper selection of subordinates

17. Scenario #1
As the Cadet Logistics Group Commander, it is your duty to plan and carry out the cadet wing spring picnic. It is the biggest social event of the cadet wing each year. You have been given numerous people to support the logistics group’s tasking this term.
Should you delegate the task?
What factors determine this?

18. Scenario #2
Let’s assume you selected Cadet Smith as the Spring Picnic OIC. During a group staff meeting, you get very mad at the way he is leading the picnic team. Your hostilities reach a point where you verbally address his leadership abilities in front of everybody.

19. Scenario #3
You’re a newly assigned 2d Lt in a Security Forces unit. You answer all correspondence no matter how insignificant and involve yourself in all routine matters.
As a result, you dismiss your commander’s concerns regarding a new base defense plan and one evening a serious security situation develops due to inadequate procedures.

20. Scenario #4
As section OIC you supervise ten NCOs. You have a reputation of handling correspondence quickly due to your constant supervision. You monitor their activities closely.
You are sent TDY for a month and upon your return, you’re advised of numerous problems in your section regarding the quality of work.

21. Summary Supervision - 5 Rules Delegation Scenarios
Four Steps in Delegation
Tasks that Shouldn’t be Delegated
Common Mistakes in Delegation
Scenarios 3 3 3 3 3

22. “ You do not lead by hitting people over the head-that’s assault, not leadership”.
Dwight D. Eisenhower